Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Damascus, Syria

Damascus vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 47.5% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Damascus
Transportation: pay 63.6% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Damascus

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Damascus are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Damascus. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Kathmandu, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR201.60	$5.00 SYP65,010	+239.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	$5.00 SYP65,010	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.42	$1.05 SYP13,652	+130.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.13	$0.54 SYP7,086	+237.1%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.45	$0.63 SYP8,217	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR642.68	$1.67 SYP21,752	-64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR434.23	$4.05 SYP52,594	+27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR222.34	$1.97 SYP25,571	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR202.32	$3.01 SYP39,106	+103.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR148.83	$0.46 SYP5,918	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.41	$0.96 SYP12,544	+105.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.49	$0.46 SYP5,963	-12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR44.82	$0.39 SYP5,065	+19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.76	$0.27 SYP3,476	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.08	$0.28 SYP3,593	-5.6%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 63.6% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR664.22	$15.92 SYP207,051	+228.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,360.82	$17.00 SYP221,034	+71.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,512.02	$11.00 SYP143,022	-0.4%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	$66.75 SYP867,884	+540.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,226.88	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR13,965.21	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	+42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	$53.53 SYP695,989	+102.8%
Average			+183.3%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	Kathmandu	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	$48.33 SYP628,430	-47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-52.6%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR352.81	$1.25 SYP16,252	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR227.19	$1.27 SYP16,578	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR403.21	$3.00 SYP39,006	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,108.05	$13.30 SYP172,927	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR453.61	$3.00 SYP39,006	-9.5%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	$22.00 SYP286,044	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	$23.50 SYP305,547	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,294.85	$47.50 SYP617,595	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	$56.25 SYP731,362	+49.0%
Average			+1.2%

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